Dave Caldwell gives his take on Louisville QB Lamar Jackson

The Jacksonville Jaguars had their annual pre-draft media luncheon Friday in which the local media get to discuss the draft with the team’s front office. Among those in attendance was general manager Dave Caldwell, who was asked about the draft’s most polarizing figure in Louisville’s Lamar Jackson. In a nutshell, praised his athletic abilities while adding that he isn’t a prototypical passer. Still, Caldwell feels that he’s a player that a team can win with if they do pull the trigger on him.

“He’s a rare athlete,” Caldwell said via the Florida Times-Union. “As a quarterback, he’s a good player. He won a lot of games at that position. [Selecting him] depends what your scheme is, what you want to do and how you want to play and how he fits. I can’t say he’s the prototypical pocket passer, but you can win games with a guy like him.”

Draft analysts, most notably ESPN’s Todd McShay, have often mocked Jackson to the Jaguars, but it’s been hard to gauge whether they would pull the trigger. After signing him to an extension, it appears the Jags may be willing to continue on with Blake Bortles and simply add weapons around him after a magical season in 2017.

Some non-quarterback prospects who could be available for the No. 29 overall pick and help the Jags offense are tight ends Mike Gesicki, Mark Andrews and Jacksonville native Hayden Hurst, while Will Hernandez and Connor Williams could offer help in the trenches.

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